creators_name: NN, Herawati Lubis
type: article
datestamp: 2016-01-25 08:41:18
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title: COUPLES PERCEPTION ON THE FORM PROVIDED TO THE SYMBOLIC
COMMUNICATION IN NUPTIAL BRIDAL
ADAT BATAK TOBA
(Study on Indigenous People of Batak Toba in the village Bumi Sari Natar
South Lampung district)
ispublished: pub
subjects: General
full_text_status: public
abstract: There are several forms of symbolic communication used in the
indigenous Batak Toba society. Forms of symbolic communication is Dekke
(goldfish), Mandar Hela (sarung-law of men), Boras (rice), and Ulos Hela
(ulos-law of men). The meaning of symbols containing the values of marriage
and community life Batak Toba interesting and important to be researched in
the middle of a multi-cultural community life and the possibility of differences
in public perception of these forms of symbolic communication.
This study aimed to describe perceptions of couples understanding on
the forms of symbolic communication given to the bride during marriage
ceremony. Data were obtained through an informant that is determined by
purposive sampling that the sampling technique that adjusted for certain
defined criteria based on objective research.
The results showed that not all married couples to understand the
meaning of these symbolic communication. The couple's first understand the
three forms of symbolic communication, there is only one symbol that is less
understood this pair. Third-couples understand there are two symbols and two
symbols are poorly understood by the couple. Four couples only understand one
symbol, two symbols are poorly understood and there are a couple symbols that
are not understood. While there were three couples who do not understand all
the meaning contained in these four forms of symbolic communication that
couples the second, fifth, and sixth. The discussion is carried on the factors
associated with differences in perceptions and their implications for the form of
symbolic communication in Toba Batak ceremony.
Keywords: Perception, Couples Husband-Wife, The Symbolic Communication,
Toba Batak Wedding Ceremonies.
date: 2012-01-25
date_type: published
publication: Digital Library
refereed: TRUE
citation:   NN, Herawati Lubis  (2012) COUPLES PERCEPTION ON THE FORM PROVIDED TO THE SYMBOLIC COMMUNICATION IN NUPTIAL BRIDAL ADAT BATAK TOBA (Study on Indigenous People of Batak Toba in the village Bumi Sari Natar South Lampung district).  Digital Library.       
document_url: http://digilib.unila.ac.id/19878/1/ABATRAK.pdf